U.S. Treasury Department announces new sanctions on Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tuesday that Iran’s missile program is purely defensive. The U.S. announced new sanctions on individuals and companies it says support Iran’s ballistic missile program. Vahid Salemi/AP
Updated at 2 p.m. ET
The U.S. Treasury Department announced additional sanctions on Iran on Friday, less than a week after a ballistic missile test prompted the Trump administration to accuse Iran of violating an international a weapons agreement.
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